Bridle-bit.



E. V. ROWLEY.

BRDLE B|T.

APPLICATION man MN. 2. lsu.

1 ,258,145. Y Pa'tend Mar. 5, 1918.

entran santas rarnnr oratore;

nvnnn'rr v. noWLnY, or steuerung soU'rH DAKOTA, Assronon or cnn-HALF To y GEORGE A.' ooLn, .or .nnonsrnn SOUTH DAKoTA. a v

BRIDLE-BIT.

vSpecicaton of LettersPatent. A

, Patented Mar. 5,1918.

Application led 'January 2, 1917. VSerial 110.140,240.

dent. of Alcester, in the County of Union and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and usef-ul Improvements in Bridle-Bits, of which the following ai specification.

The prese-nt invention relates t-o bridle` bits.

The invention has for its primary object the production ofv a bridle-bit adapted to be readily attached to and detached from the supporting rings 0f aV bridle, whereby the bit may be detached and removed from an animals mouth without removal Vof the bridle, and placed under the animals jaw and rengaged with the rings, thereby virtually converting the bridle into a halter or head stall, permitting the animal to eat and drink freely.

Another obj ect of the invention is the production of an improved readily attachable and detachable bridle-bit inexpensive in construction yet thoroughly efficient and dependable in use.

In cold weatheranimals are very often subjected to great.v discomfort and pain by having frosty bits placed in their mouths, as it is very inconvenient for the attendant to withdraw the frost from the bits when attached to the bridle. This invention permits the bits to be instantly detached and warmed in any suitable manner, as by placing the bit in the pocket a few moments while the rest of the harness is being placed on the animals. Y

Aside from the humane advantages afforded by the invention the facility with which the bits may be attached and detached renders the invention of practical advantage for use on bridles of animals used in the army, fire departments and other uses where animals must be quickly hitched.

lVith these and other objects, in view, the invention consisting in the construction, combination and novel arrangemet` of parts, will be fully understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which form a part lof this application, Yand in `which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout'the several views, of which,-

Figurel is a bridleequipped with the device of my invention and attached 'to a i A horses head; F 2 is an enlarged front elevation of the bridle-bit provided with guards; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the same without guards; and Figa is an end elevati-on of the same.

Although I have illustrated and herein-V after described the preferred embodiment of the invention I would not be understood as being limited to the specific structure l chosen forV illustration, as it lis evident that various alterations and modifications in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be made, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims. l

Referring, now, to the illustrations th bridle illustrated is of the usual form provided with a nose-piece, 5, secured to the jaw-rings, 6, and the side-straps, 7, secured at one end of the supporting-rings and the other to the brow-strap, 8, and neck-strap,59. The bit consists of any suitable form of mouth-bar having inwardly yieldable bolts at the ends, and the ends of the bar areV formed with hooks which engage the rings .and are engaged by the ends of the bolts to prevent relative displacement of the hooks and rings.

In the present embodiment the bit consists of a tubular bar, 10, having formed integrally onthe end thereof, U-shaped hooks, 11, disposed laterally to the bar. The free ends of the hooks are disposed in spaced relation to the ends of the bar. The bar slidably incloses bolts, 12, between which'is interposed a compression spring, 13, which tends to force both bolts outwardly andV holds them in yieldable lengagement with the free ends of the hooks. The outer ends of the bolts are preferably provided with comparatively thin flat heads, 14, andthe p-ortions of the faces of the hooks engaged by the said heads are preferably cut away, as at 15, to prevent any tendency of displacement of the rings from the hooks as.V

'Vith the ring engaged ,with the lower portion of the head of the bolt and under the beveled end of the hook, by pressing up-V wardly and inwardly on the ring, it is evident that the bolt will yield and permit the ring to enter the hook. As illustrated in` Fig. 2, the bar may be provided with guards, 17, formed integrally with the bar.

Obviously, the invention may be applied to a. jointed mouth-bar if desired, it only being necessary to provide bores in the bar members to inclose the yieldable bolts.

Having thus described my invention what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is,-

l. In a bridle-bit, a bar provided with hooks at its ends adapted to receive the supporting-rings of a bridle-bit, and inwardly yieldable bolts slidably inclosed by the bar and normally .engaged with the ends of the Y hooks.

2. In a bridle-bit, a bar, hooks formedintegrally with the ends thereof and disposed laterally thereto, and inwardly yieldable bolts slidably inclosed by the bar and normally engaged by the free ends of the hooks. f

- 3. In a bridle-bit, a'tubular bar, hooks formed integrally with the ends thereof and disposed laterally thereto, and inwardly yieldable bolts slidably inclosed by the bar and normally engaged with the free ends of the hooks, the outer ends of the bolts being provided withheads and the portions of the hooks engaged by the bolts being out away.

4. .In aV bridle-bit, a tubular bar, bolts slidable in the endsthereof, yieldable means interposed between the bolts, and hooks formedintegrally with and disposed laten ally to the ends of the bar, the free ends of the hooks being positioned in spaced relation to the ends of the bar and adapted .to

normally engage the ends of the bolts.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set ,Y my hand this QQndpday of December, 1916. Y

EVERETT V. ROWLEY,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

i Washington, D. C. 

